McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, October 26, 1944, Image 2
McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, October 26, 1944
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CDMOND J. McCRACKEN
Editor and Owner
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pormick, S. C., as mail matter o«
the second class.
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Months —-- 5«'
ELECTION . . . . law
, ' It is quite possible that we won’t
, know who is going to be the nextf
j President of the United States until
, January 6, or later. j
Although we will all be listening;
eagerly to election returns on thej
| iU*ht of November 7, and will prob-f
; ably hear before dawn on Novem-f
ber 8, which candidate received the
most votes, it may be that the
people's choice will not become the
i president. '
This strange turn of events could
take place because of the wording
of our election laws, as written in
j the Constitution.
The Constitution provides that
we vote for electors, instead of di
rectly for a President, and the elec-
! tors then vote for President. This
' provision was included in the Con-j
< stitution because the authors of that
famous document were not entirely^
1 confident of the people's ability to
j choose a leader.
For the last 100 years voting
for electors, instead of for a presi
dent, has been merely a formality.
The electors still cast their votes
but automatically vote for the mart
the people of their states have
‘ chosen. N
However, if the electors wanted
3o, there is nothing in the laws oft
; *ur land which would prevent then)
| from disregarding the people's in-
1 jtructions and voting for whomever
they please.
I And the politicians in several of
the southern states are talking
about taking advantage of this,
legal loophole to defeat the New.
Ueal. Whether they will actually ga
through with this plan is anybody’s
J uess, but if they do there is nc*
oubt that they could upset the!
] whole election. J
J
MAJORITY
custom *
To win the election, according to'
law, a candidate has to get the
C ajority of the votes of the elec--
rs..But the electors are not even;
obligated to vote for the candidates
the* ballots. Thus, if some of thei
iuthem electors want to, they can*
as has been suggested and votejl
Sen. Harry Byrd. And if enough’
If. them did vote for Byrd to pre-
^?.nt either Roosevelt or Dewey
getting a majority, the elec-
would then have to be decided
the house of representatives. '
Accordirig to the election process,
' by law, the electors meet;
their state capitals a month afteri
fction day and cast their votes,
vasults are then sent to Wash-
r -_ m _nn and on January ft the senate
[and boose hold a Joint session at
[which the votes are counted
results announced.
ML of this process has, through:
jm, become a mere formality
which no one pays any attention,
this year, because the election;
been amended* .
jthat session of congress at which
the votes are counted may be a
world-shaking {event.
8 If the electors should bring in a .
third name and not cast a major- .
ity vote for* any candidate, the law
• provides that the house of repre-
: sentatives shall immediately deter-
, mine which of the three candidates
shall be president. This would be
I done by the representatives of each :
* state voting among themselves and
: finally casting one vote for their
state.
TRICKERY . . amendment
* It would hardly seem that the
electors would be keeping faith
.with the people if they should use
such trickery to swing the election.
If they did it would certainly arouse
public anger and the horse-and-bug-
gy election law would be changed
to prevent a reoccurrence. But the
public would probably be powerless
to do anything to prevent the man
.elected by the house from becom
ing president.
The fact that this possibility has
• arisen and is being considered,
should be enough to bring immedi
ate action in the new congress to
amend the sections of the consti-
• tution governing elections. But,
even though the law may seem
antiquated as well as unfair, there
1 are a good Vnany states which [
1 might object to changing it. For
• the elector setup gives the smaller
states more influence in an election
• than they would have if we voted
: directly for a president. If we had
, a direct election the majority of the;
people would determine the winner,
, but the vote in states like New York
1 or Pennsylvania would make the
. vote in some of the smaller states
! seem like a drop in a bucket.
But even though it might be diflfl-
. cult to get rid of the elector system
altogether, the law certainly could
be amended to include a simple pro
vision making it mandatory for the
• electors to vote for the candidate
supported by the majority of people
in their state. 1
* Meanwhile, the decision on who ’
■ will be our next president Is in the
lap of the gods. i
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a fraction of the cost of really^
good underwear if you cut and sew i
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pastels, white or flower-patterned
crepes will make this well-fitted set
for not too much money.
. Pattern No. 8687 is in sizes 14,:
16, 18, 20; 40, 42 and 44. Size 16
requires 3 yards of 39-inch material
for the slip; 1% yards for the
matching panties.
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Ration Calendar For
Week Of October 23
PROCESSED FOODS: Blue A8
through R5 (Book 4) now valid at
10 points each. Blue tokens now
invalid. Stamps good indefinite
ly.
MEATS AND FATS: Red A8
through K5 (Book 4) now valid at
10 points each for use with tokens.
Both good indefinitely.
SUGAR: Sugar stamps No. 30,
No. 31, No. 32 and No. 33 now good
for five pounds each indefinitely.
CANNING SUGAR: Sugar stamp
No. 40 good for five pounds can
ning sugar until February 28,' 1945.
Apply to local boards for supple
mental rations.
SHOES: Airplane stamps No. 1
and No. 2 (Book 3) valid indefi
nitely. Airplane No. 3 stamp be
comes good indefinitely November
1.
FUEL OIL: Period 1 4 and 5 cou
pons from last year and Period 1
coupons for this season now val
id.
GASOLINE: A-11 coupons valid
in Georgia, Florida, the Carolinas
and Virginia through November
8. Three A-13 coupons in the new
books will become valid for four
gallons each November 9. Regis
tration for new books in progress
now.
Rationing rules now require that
every car owner write his license
number and state on all gasoline
coupons in his possession, as soon
as they are issued him by his ra
tioning board.
X
Watch a 4-H youngster busy
with his learn-by-doing projects
and ,see his Dad grow along with
him.
—'for the day when 44 Highways are Happy Ways 99 again!
Tomorrow’s “dream bus” is much more
than a dream. It is shaping up today,
in full scale models that will soon be
translated into gleaming fluted metal,
curved plastic glass, new type chairs
built for Ipng-trip relaxation — many
features of comfort and efficiency we
can’t even talk about now.
Super-Coaches like this are coming,
sure as Victory. Greyhound will piofieer
in their design and will make all possi
ble speed in their construction—with
out relaxing, for one moment, its full
time job of carrying war manpower.
These startling new buses will not
only replace equipment overworked by
heavy wartime travel — they’ll give
eleven million returning Service men
and women (and travel-hungry millions
at home) a more delightful way to see
and enjoy “This Amazing America.”
To Help “Shape Up” Vietonr
Give all you can to your
local War Chart or Com
munity Fund.
Spend enlistment in the
WAVFS. the WACS and
the SPARS.
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STROM S CUT-RATE DRUG STORE
Phone 95 f McCormick, S. C.
GREYHOU
... >
MARK EVERY GRAVE
• .
With our abundance of fine Monumental Granite
so nea- this locality there is no reason why any
grave should be neglectfcd.
I am going to build my business on the founda
tion of quality and fine workmanship at prices that
anyone can afford the pay.
Contact me for cemetery work of any kind from
the finest memorial to the most simple tombstone.
Those interested should write for my booklet,
Memories In Stone. No obligation.
BLUE RIDGE GRANITE CO.,
G. A. (GUS) PRICE*
P. O. BOX 154 ELBERTON, GA.
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MODERN
GLASSES
ON CREDIT
Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted
Registered Optometrist in Charge
NOTICE OF SALE OF ESTATE
LANDS OF REV. O. T. PORCHER,
DECEASED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
tha t by virtue of auth^ritv given
by the will of Rev. O. T. Porcher,
we, the undersigned Executors of
I the Estate of Reverend O. T. Por
cher, Deceased, will sell at public
1 auction, in front cf the court
i Ouse door in McCormick. S. C., to
the highest bidder for cash, on
’Monday, November 6th, 1944, dur
ing the legal hours of sale, the
following described tract of land,
viz:
“All that certain piece, parcel or
tract cf land lying and being sit
uate in McCormick County, South
Carolina, containing two hundred
and eighty-one and 84-100 acres,
more or less, and bounded gener
ally North by Willington Road, J.
S. Stark, F. D. Porcher, J. Hem-
minger and Estate of J. H. Rollin-
j son. East by F. D. Porcher, J.
Hemminger, Savannah River Pow
er Company; South by Savannah
River Power Company, M. G. and
J. J. Dorn, Inc., and Redmond De-
; vaux; and West by Savannah Riv
er Power Company, M. G. and J.
J. Dorn, Inc., Redmond Devaux, R.
i C. Perryman and Willingon Road.
“This property was deeded by F.
D. Porcher to O. T. Porcher on the
2nd day of July, 1936.’’
L. K. BREEDEN.
WALTER GREGG.
FRED A. ROGERS,
S. S. TISON,
Executors, Last Will & Testa
ment of Rev. O. T. Porcher.
NOTICE OF TAX SALE
THE SOUTHS GHEBTtST CREDIT JEUJEIERS !
-JEWELER 5
■ vouii Finn it pt frie□ mpns 1
826 Broad St.
Augusta, Ga.
DR. HENRY J. GODIN
Bight
Specialist
Eyes Examined
Spectacles And Eye OlaaaM
Professionally Fitted.
650 Broad Street Augusta, Oa
INSURANCE
Fire Insurance And All
Other Kinds of Insurance In
eluding Life Insurance.
HUGH C. BROWN*
McCORMICK, S. C.
FINAL SETTLEMENT
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of McCormick.
In The Court Of Probate.
Notice is hereby given that Wil-
mina M. Rowland. Executrix of the
estate of Sudie M. Rowland, de
ceased, has this day made appli
cation unto me for a final ac
counting and discharge as such
Executrix, and the 30th day of Oc
tober, 1944, at 10 o’cock, A. M„ has
been fixed for the hearing of said
petition.
All persons holding claims a-
gainst said estate are hereby noti
fied to present same on or by a-
bove date.
J. FRANK MATTISON,
Judge of Probate, McCormick
Co., S. C.
September 29, 1944.—4t.
Productive soils and profitable
yields can’t be picked off a tree
like ripe plums; they take time
and toil.
Under and by virtue of a war
rant issued to me by the Coun-
'T'rearur^r of McCormick Coun
ty, I have seized the following de
scribed property to satisfy the
taxes due the State of South Car
olina and the County of McCor
mick, and the same will be sold
to the highest bidder fir cash on
salesday, Monday. November 6.
1944, during the legal hours of
sale in front of the Ciurt House
Door at McCormick, South Caro
lina, and the proceeds of the sale
will be applied to the payment of
the said taxes and the cost of said
seizure and sale, to wit:
The property of H. J. Bussey
(heir) and is described as follows:
One lot.of land, in School Dis
trict No. 25, McCormick County,
S. C., bounded on the North by
lands of Mrs. Mamie Walker, East
by State Highway, South by Road
to Mrs. J. M. Reese’s, West by
lands of Mrs. L. E. Dukes, and
perhaps others.
F. L. BASS,
Tax Collector, McCormick
County.
McCormick, S. C.,
October 14, 1944.—3t.
AT FIRST
SIGN OF A
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se666
Cold Preparations as directed
WANT ADV.
MEN & WOMEN—Top Coats.
Overcoats, 100% all wool, to your
individual measurements, $23.70.
T. D. Miner, Plum Branch, S. C.
Call 113R for your Super Swiss
Giant Pansy Plants. Deason’s
Florist, McCormick, S. C.
Magazines—Over 3 thousand, in
cluding Life, Time and Readers
Digest. Drop me a card and I will
call. Mrs. Foster Speer, Plum
Branch, S. C.
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